Arlen Specter through the years

Arlen Specter through the years

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Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) asks a question as U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan testifies during her second day before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for her nomination to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Washington, DC.

Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) asks a question as U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan testifies during her second day before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for her nomination to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Washington, DC. (RAFAEL SUANES / MCT)

Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) asks a question as U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan testifies during her second day before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for her nomination to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Washington, DC.